Recall of Boag’s 375mL Bottles

J Boag & Son Pty Limited (part of Lion Nathan) is undertaking a voluntary recall of certain batches of 375ml bottles within the best before date range of 23 June 2011 to 12 August 2011 ONLY:

Boag’s Draught, 375ml bottles

Boag’s Draught Light, 375ml bottles

James Boag’s Premium, 375ml bottles

James Boag’s Premium Light, 375ml bottles

Boag’s XXX Ale, 375ml bottles

James Boag’s Classic Blonde, 375ml bottles

Only those products with the best before date range specified above are affected. Best before dates only refer toAustralian domestic product. All other James Boags products outside this date range and all other Lion Nathan products are unaffected.

The partial recall is due to a packaging defect, which may result in a piece of glass breaking away from the rim of the bottle upon opening.

While we believe the risk to consumers is very low, we feel the only responsible action for us to take is to err on the side of caution and voluntarily recall potentially affected products in the best interest of protecting our consumers and customers, and maintaining our high quality standards.

All consumers in possession of these products should return them to the store they bought them from for a full refund, or replacement with new, equivalent Boag’s product (if available).

We are in the process of advising our trade customers of the recall to ensure recalled products are removed from sale. While there may be some short term effect on supply, not all Boag’s product is affected and we are working as fast as we can to minimise any impact.

We apologise to our trade customers and consumers for any inconvenience caused.

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